A student teacher in Ogun State identified as Adeola Adeyemo, attempted su!cide after a cane she was holding caused damage to an 11-year-old pupil’s right eye.

A student teacher in Ogun State identified as Adeola Adeyemo, attempted su!cide after a cane she was holding caused damage to an 11-year-old pupil’s right eye.

The spokesperson of the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the unfortunate incident to LIB on Tuesday, November 3, 2024.

According to the PPRO, Adeyemo, a 400-level student from Tai Solarin University, Ijebu Ode, who was on teaching practice at Owiwi Nursery and Primary School in Obada Oko, was addressing the class on Tuesday, December 2, when the pupil, Alao Idera, ran into the cane she was holding, inj¥ring her right eye.  

The child was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta where she was operated on and the eye was removed. 

The teacher was swiftly arrested following a complaint from the family of the pupil.

Odutola added that Adeyemo attempted to drink harmful substances upon hearing that her pupil lost her right eye. 

“On December 2, 2024, around 3:00 PM, Ilesami Christiana, residing at Sabo, Abeokuta, reported